Amputations

Name: Amputations at Austin Foam Plastics, Inc.
Start: 10/5/2020

1 amputation · 2020109437 · 10/5/2020 · Austin Foam Plastics, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: Austin Foam Plastics, Inc.
Location: 2933 A.W. Grimes Blvd., PFLUGERVILLE, TEXAS, 78660
NAICS: 326199
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was feeding scrap foam (strings) into a pelletizer machine. The feed rollers caught his glove, causing an amputation of his left middle finger.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown